Foundations to Practice in Oncology Series: Overview of Solid Tumors
This course provides an overview of a variety of solid tumors, including breast, colorectal, lung, melanoma, prostate, genitourinary, gastrointestinal, brain, and gynecologic malignancies. This course is strongly recommended as a prerequisite for the Antineoplastic Therapy and Immunotherapy Course.
Target Audience
This course is designed for healthcare professionals who care for oncology patients in various settings. Other healthcare professionals who wish to expand their knowledge of cancer care are also welcome to attend.
Learning Objectives
At the end of the course, participants should be able to:
- Utilize resources available from the American Cancer Society to enhance caregiver, clinician, and patient education.
- Identify risk factors that may lead to the development of solid tumor malignancies.
- Describe screening and surveillance guidelines for patients with solid tumor malignancies.
- Evaluate prognostic indicators to screen, diagnose, and monitor disease progression for patients with solid tumors.
- Compare and contrast treatment options and supportive care measures to utilize for patients who are diagnosed with solid tumors.
- Predict risk of occurrence for a variety of solid tumor malignancies.
- Develop individualized patient education for solid tumor malignancies.
Course summary
- 7.00 AAPA Category I CME
- 7.00 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 7.00 Attendance
8:00 am | Welcome and Class Overview | Amy DiMaggio, MSN, RN, OCN |
8:05 am | Brain Cancer | Jennifer Mabold, CRNP, RN |
8:55 am | Melanoma | Melissa Wilson, MPAS, PA-C |
9:25 am | Lung Cancer | Amy DiMaggio, MSN, RN, OCN |
9:55 am | Break |
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10:05 am | Breast Cancer | Abby Baugh, MS, PA-C |
10:55 am | Colorectal Cancer | Toni Fontana, PA-C |
11:30 am | American Cancer Society | Nikole Johnston |
11:45 am | Lunch |
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12:15 pm | Gynecological Malignancies: Uterine, Ovarian, and Cervical Cancer | Nicole Dreibelbis, CRNP, WHNP-BC |
1:00 pm | Head and Neck Cancer | Angela Merlino, MPAS, PA-C |
1:45 pm | Break |
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1:55 pm | Gastrointestinal Malignancies: Gastric, Pancreatic, Hepatic, and Esophageal | Maura Miller, DNP, CRNP, FNP-BC, OCN |
2:40 pm | Genitourinary Malignancies: Renal, Bladder, and Testicular Cancer | Kelly Francis, PA-C |
3:20 pm | Prostate Cancer | Kelly Francis, PA-C |
4:00 pm | Adjournment | Amy DiMaggio, MSN, RN, OCN |
- Abby Baugh, MS, PA-C
- Amy DiMaggio, MSN, RN, OCN
- Nicole Dreibelbis, CRNP, WHNP-BC
- Toni Fontana, PA-C
- Kelly Francis, PA-C
- Nikole Johnston
- Jennifer Mabold, MSN, CRNP
- Angela Merlino, MPAS, PA-C
- Maura Miller, DNP, CRNP, FNP-BC, OCN
- Melissa Wilson, MPAS, PA-C
Conflict of Interest Disclosure
No members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers, and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this educational activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.

The University of Pittsburgh has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 7 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 7 contact hours.
Available Credit
- 7.00 AAPA Category I CME
- 7.00 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 7.00 Attendance
With any questions, please contact Amy DiMaggio at [email protected]

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